Shiddat: Journey Beyond Love, or simply Shiddat[2] (transl. Passion), is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Kunal Deshmukh and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar and Dinesh Vijan under their banners T-Series and Maddock Films. The film stars Sunny Kaushal, Radhika Madan, Mohit Raina and Diana Penty.
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Directed by | Kunal Deshmukh |
Written by | Dheeraj Rattan Pooja Ladha Surti Shridhar Raghavan |
Produced by | Bhushan Kumar Krishan Kumar Dinesh Vijan |
Starring | Sunny Kaushal Radhika Madan Mohit Raina Diana Penty |
Cinematography | Amalendu Chaudhary |
Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
Music by | Score: Sachin–Jigar Songs: Sachin–Jigar Manan Bhardwaj Gourov Dasgupta |
Production companies | T-Series Maddock Films |
Distributed by | Disney+ Hotstar |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
The film premiered on 1 October 2021 on Disney+ Hotstar.
The film starts with the marriage of Gautam, an Indian Foreign Services officer, and Ira, a spirited social worker. Jaggi, a rank guest at the wedding, creates a scene and gets caught with his friends for gatecrashing the party. 3 years later, Jaggi crosses the border illegally, intending to reach London, but gets caught and taken back to the embassy where Gautam works. Jaggi explains to him that he has to reach London before Monday to his love, being inspired by Gautam's speech. The film flashes back to three months ago.
Jaggi, a hockey player, meets Kartika, a swimmer, and though the two get off to a rocky start, they start spending time together and grow close. Jaggi finds out she is getting married she tells him that if his feelings are true, he should come to London after three months, in which case she will cancel the wedding. Jaggi enters the UK illegally and faces many hurdles trying to reach Kartika before her wedding.
The film was announced on 16 May 2019 by Dinesh Vijan.[3]
Radhika Madan, Sunny Kaushal, Mohit Raina and Diana Penty were signed for the lead roles.[4][5]
Principal photography commenced in November 2019.[6][7]
Shiddat | |
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Soundtrack album by Sachin–Jigar, Manan Bhardwaj and Gourov Dasgupta | |
Released | 22 September 2021[8] |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Length | 26:38 |
Language | Hindi |
Label | T-Series |
Official audio | |
Shiddat - Full Album on YouTube | |
The film's music was composed by Sachin–Jigar, Manan Bhardwaj and Gourov Dasgupta while lyrics written by Kausar Munir, Priya Saraiya, Kunwar Juneja and Manan Bhardwaj.
The song Akhiyan Udeek Diyan is a remake of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's 1993 qawwali song.[9]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Shiddat - Title Track" | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj | 3:50 |
2. | "Akhiyan Udeek Diyan" | Manan Bhardwaj, Khawaja Pervaiz | Manan Bhardwaj, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | Master Saleem | 4:33 |
3. | "Barbaadiyan" | Priya Saraiya | Sachin–Jigar | Sachet Tandon, Nikhita Gandhi, Madhubanti Bagchi, Sachin–Jigar | 3:50 |
4. | "Hum Dum" | Kunwar Juneja | Gourov Dasgupta | Ankit Tiwari | 5:05 |
5. | "Chitta" | Manan Bhardwaj, Traditional | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj | 3:48 |
6. | "Jug Jug Jeeve" | Kausar Munir | Sachin–Jigar | Sachet Tandon, Parampara Tandon, Sachin–Jigar | 3:19 |
7. | "Shiddat" (Reprise) | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj | 2:13 |
Total length: | 26:38 |